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Credit Suisse names preferred investment options

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 8 SEP 2020
... valuation grounds." In terms of asset managers, the report found fund flow trends remained negative for the sector in the June quarter and early signs indicated this continued into the September quarter. "The exception to this is Magellan Financial Group ...

Chief economist update: Australia on top despite recession

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 4 SEP 2020
... peers. Comparing apples with apples (pun intended), the 6.3% contraction in the Australian economy in the year to the June quarter is small beer compared to the regression in national output in our bigger peers. Over the same period, US GDP growth declined ...

Chief economist update: Australia succumbs to pandemic-induced recession

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 3 SEP 2020
... Accounts report made it official, Australia is in recession! Australian economic growth contracted by 7.0% in the June quarter - the biggest fall on record since 1959 and worse than market expectations for a 5%-6% fall - that followed a 0.3% decline ...

Official recession not that scary: Economists

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 3 SEP 2020
The Australian economy fell 7% in the June quarter, spelling two consecutive quarters of economic contraction, officially marking the nation's first recession since 1991. The release of national accounts confirmed the Australian economy has experienced ...

Future Fund posts negative year, cashes up

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 SEP 2020
... the benchmark return of 6.1% but longer term, the sovereign wealth fund remains above it with 9.2% p.a. return. The June quarter brought -0.7% of the total -0.9% return for the year, perhaps as the Future Fund missed out on the rebound in the share markets ...

Chief economist update: COVID-19 cuts capex

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 31 AUG 2020
... states suggest continued weakness in domestic demand and by extension, business investment. This is captured in the June quarter capex report with the ABS noting that: "Estimate 3 for 2020-21 is $98,624m. This is -12.6% lower than Estimate 3 for 2019-20." ...

Chief economist update: Japan economy tanks depsite looser restrictions

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 27 AUG 2020
... how it's measured, the country's national output dropped sharply - down at annualised rate of 27.8% in the June quarter - the steepest fall on post-war era records - down 10% year-on-year - eclipsing the 8.6% contraction suffered during the global ...

Super contributions rise despite ERS

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 AUG 2020
Contributions to superannuation in the June quarter were mildly greater than the amount removed due to the government's early release scheme, according to the latest figures published by APRA. Contributions in the June 2020 quarter were $33.6 billion ...

Chief economist update: Communists' party

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 AUG 2020
... measures - have saved the Chinese economy from falling into a technical recession; GDP growth rebounded by 11.5% in the June quarter (3.2% year-on-year), more than offsetting the 10% contraction (minus 6.8% y-o-y) in the March quarter. More recent reports ...

ANZ posts profit, announces dividend

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 AUG 2020
... our decision independently and it sits comfortably within APRA's guidance." The banks total provision charge in the June quarter was $500 million, and follows the $1.6 billion taken in the first half. "This new charge includes an individually assessed ...